Crappie Fishing Patterns

Clark Hill Crappie

If all you can see is disappearing corks when you close your eyes to go to sleep, you know you have had a good April day crappie fishing at Clark's Hill.

As the days get longer and the water warms in mid-March, Clark's Hill Crappie get the spawning urge. They head into the small creeks and coves, looking for a place to bed. When they hit the shoreline cover, usually by the first of April, they provide some of the fastest fishing of the year. During this time you can see boat loads of families, from pre-school kids to grandmas, pulling in slab after slab.

Finding 65 degree water in some coves in March you can catch a few small fish, the water was still in the mid-50's on the main creeks and was slowing up the migration. By now, the big females should be in the shallows.

Clark's Hill is known for its bushes. Button bushes line the backs of many coves. Willows dot low areas on all banks. Sweetgum trees grow in the edge of the water. Crappie are drawn to all of them in early April. Catching these crappie is easy and fun, and fills the freezer with some of the best eating fish in the state. You can often limit out in a few hours.

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